791rule, innit(ukfli.uk)posted 6 months ago *byflamingos-cant@ukfli.ukin 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneView comments42 commentssavehidereportSort:HotTopControversialNewOldYou are viewing a single thread.View all comments View context [ +- ]SeabassDan@lemmy.world2 points6 months agoSo you’re saying it still could’ve come from Portuguese?? permalinksavereportparentreply[ +- ]jsomae@lemmy.ml8 points6 months agoFrom what I’ve researched online, the consensus among linguists is that it is not Portuguese in origin. I haven’t found anyone opining this other than this tumblr user in fact. Anything is possible, but this seems completely ungrounded. permalinksavereportparentreply